| We're all here on this planet for a limited amount of time. One of the principles of life is to "leave a mark" on the planet. We reproduce and feel awesome about our kids, because that is part of our "mark" on the planet. They'll carry on. I believe the answer to the question "why do we brag"? Is because it's part of our instincts to let other human beings know of the "marks we've made" to the planet. What have we changed on this Earth? What did we accomplish? If according to the article bragging is on the same brain energetic level as ingesting food, then obviously bragging is part of our survival instinct. To reach that level, then it's been there for millions of years. Which can only mean one thing: it's also part of our most basic instincts which are to survive and to reproduce. Maybe bragging has been a way of reproducing in the past? Food and money(current day weapon) mean survival, why is bragging on par with those two? It's part of our DNA's assembly language instructions to reproduce and leave a dent on the planet and telling others about it seems to be a way to reinforce that instinct. My 2 cents. Disclaimer: I have absolutely zero knowledge of whatever it is I'm talking about here. |